By Greg Luca, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-13 13:55:12
德克萨斯州休斯敦 - 3月10日：2026年3月10日，在德克萨斯州休斯敦丰田中心举行的休斯敦火箭队与多伦多猛龙队的比赛前，48号裁判斯科特·福斯特 (Scott Foster) 在场边瞩目。
在长达32年的职业生涯中，福斯特执法的总决赛场次比今年入选总决赛裁判组的任何其他裁判都要多，他也因此常被称为“系列赛延长者”（The Extender）。
当一支球队在季后赛系列赛中以1-3或0-3落后时，福斯特似乎总能被指派执法，这让一些旁观者开始相信，他是在偏袒落后的球队，以延长系列赛。
尽管这一趋势在某种程度上曾有数据支持，但《体育新闻》上个月报道称，多年来福斯特在面临淘汰的比赛中的执法结果已经趋于平稳。
因此，随着福斯特被任命为总决赛第五场的主裁判（此时马刺在系列赛中以1-3落后于尼克斯），圣安东尼奥的球迷们在周六晚上7点半于霜冻银行中心跳球开哨时，不应指望会有什么异常情况发生。
福斯特是本届系列赛中首位第二次担任主裁判的官员，在执掌了第一场的哨口后，他将迎来职业生涯的第28场总决赛执法。
马刺在福斯特执法下输掉第一场比赛打破了以往的规律，因为圣安东尼奥球队在他的执哨下通常在季后赛中表现出色，目前战绩为21胜11负。而这场胜利使尼克斯在福斯特执法的季后赛中战绩提升至12胜4负。
第一场比赛中逆转的另一个规律是——在本赛季季后赛中，当福斯特执哨时，主场球队此前取得了9胜2负的战绩。
根据数据追踪网站 NBAstuffer 的数据，他在今年季后赛中场均吹罚46.1次犯规，在41名裁判中排名第10，而他在第一场比赛中恰好吹罚了46次犯规。
詹姆斯·卡珀斯 (James Capers) 是第一场比赛中福斯特搭档的第一副裁判，他将在第五场中继续在裁判组中担任这一角色。
在他执法的第31个年头，卡珀斯将迎来他的第19场总决赛。与福斯特一样，随着尼克斯在第一场比赛中获胜，卡珀斯也打破了一些数据规律。在由他执哨的季后赛中，马刺目前的战绩为16胜13负（胜率55.2%），而尼克斯则是4胜8负（胜率33.3%）。
泰勒·福特 (Tyler Ford) 将担任第五场比赛的第二副裁判。这位有着11年资历的裁判将迎来他职业生涯的第三场总决赛，也是今年的第二场——此前他曾执哨了尼克斯在第二场以105-104险胜的比赛。
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Who are the officials for Game 5 of the NBA Finals?
HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Referee Scott Foster #48 looks on prior to the game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors at Toyota Center on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas.
Through a 32-year career that includes more Finals games than any other official selected for this year’s series, Scott Foster has often been referred to as “The Extender.”
When a team is trailing 3-1 or 3-0 in a playoff series, Foster often seems to draw the assignment, and some observers began to believe he was favoring the trailing teams to generate longer series.
But while the trend at some point had statistical merit, the Sporting News reported last month that Foster’s results in elimination games have evened out over the years.
So, as Foster draws the crew chief assignment for Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Spurs trailing the Knicks 3-1 in the series, San Antonio fans shouldn’t expect anything unusual when the game tips at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Frost Bank Center.
Foster is the first official to earn a crew chief assignment for the second time in the series, set to call his 28th Finals game after also handling the duties during Game 1.
The Spurs’ Game 1 loss under Foster bucked a trend, as San Antonio had typically performed well under his watch in the playoffs, now sitting 21-11. The win moved the Knicks to 12-4 in the playoffs when Foster draws the assignment.
Another pattern that flipped in Game 1 — home teams entered the matchup 9-2 when Foster draws the assignment this postseason.
His 46.1 fouls called per game for this year’s playoffs ranks 10th out of 41 officials, per tracking site NBAstuffer, and he finished right at 46 foul calls in Game 1.
James Capers was Foster’s referee for Game 1, and he’ll assume the same role on the crew for Game 5.
In his 31st year, Capers will be calling his 19th Finals game. Like Foster, Capers went against a few statistical trends with the Knicks’ win in Game 1. The Spurs are now 16-13 (.552) in the playoffs with him on the call, while the Knicks are 4-8 (.333).
Tyler Ford will be the umpire for Game 5, as the 11th-year official calls the third Finals game of his career and the second this year after overseeing the Knicks’ 105-104 win in Game 2.
By Greg Luca, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News